EUS-guided portal vein catheterization and pressure measurement in an animal model: A pilot study of feasibility

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 280-283

  Lai, Lawrence ^a   Poneros, John ^a   Santilli, John ^a   Brugge, William ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PORTAL VEIN; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; PORTAL VEIN CATHETHERIZATION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CATHETERIZATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; PORTAL VEIN; SAFETY; SWINE;

EID: 1042289682     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(03)02544-6     Document Type: Article

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